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ISLAMABAD: Former American singer Todd Shea, who embraced Islam and is now known as Raja Muhammad Khan, on Wednesday rejected social media claims of negligence in the bear attack on singer Quratulain Balouch while she was camping in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Deosai National Park earlier this week. Addressing a press conference at the National Press Club, Shea … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday defended Israel’s recent targeted strikes in Qatar against Hamas leadership by drawing a parallel with the United States’ response against Al Qaeda after the 9/11 attacks. In a video message on the eve of the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Netanyahu slammed international condemnation of the … Read more
[ KARACHI: Pakistan’s automobile sector rebounded strongly in August 2025, with total car sales reaching 14,050 units, reflecting a 27-28% month-on-month (MoM) increase and a 61-62% year-on-year (YoY) jump, according to data released by the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA). This brought cumulative sales for the first two months of FY26 to 25,093 units, up … Read more
A judge had ordered that Temporary Protected Status be kept in place, but Venezuelans who needed to re-register weren’t able to.
[ KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) snapped its nine-day winning streak on Thursday as profit-taking above the 157,000 level dragged the benchmark KSE-100 index down by 880 points to 156,141. Volumes remained robust at 1.3 billion shares with traded value at Rs50.2 billion, led by Agha Steel Industries, WorldCall Telecom and K-Electric. Positive contributions from … Read more
With institutions burned to the ground and the army in control, Gen Z protesters are pushing for an anti-corruption crusader to be appointed as the country’s interim leader.
TORONTO: Colin Farrell plunges into an intoxicating fever dream among the high-stakes baccarat tables of Macau casinos with ‘Ballad of a Small Player,’ a rare major Western film shot on location in Asia’s gambling capital. The surreal, dark and twisty drama co-stars Tilda Swinton as an investigator in pursuit of Farrell’s velvet-suited conman and gambling … Read more
LONDON: Manchester United suffered a 1-0 loss at Brann in the first leg of their women’s Champions League third qualifying round tie on Thursday, while Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany. Marc Skinner’s United dominated for long periods in Norway but were hit by Ingrid Stenevik’s close-range header in the 76th minute from a … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Commerce has noted that traders are facing problems under the current barter trade arrangement with Iran, particularly due to bureaucratic delays in relation to the SRO 642(1)/2023. The Senate body, which met on Thursday, directed officials that the barter trade framework should be facilitative and promote business-to-business transactions under … Read more
[ NEW YORK: Oil prices slid on Thursday, settling about 2% lower as concerns over possible softening of US demand and broad oversupply offset threats to output from the conflict in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine. Brent crude futures fell $1.12, or 1.7%, to settle at $66.37 a barrel. US West Texas … Read more
